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Social class and finding a congregation: How attendees are introduced to their congregations. Schwadel, Philip (2012) Review of Religious Research 54:4: 543-554.

Analyzes survey data on Presbyterians in the 1990s & 2001 survey data from a USA sample of congregations. Less educated & less wealthy people are more likely to be introduced to their congregations through social networks, highly educated & more wealthy through denominational identity.

Attachment to God, Images of God, and Psychological Distress in a Nationwide Sample of Presbyterians. Bradshaw, Matt, Christopher G. Ellison, and Jack P. Marcum (2010) International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 20: 130-147.

The word of God and "our words." The Bible and translation in a Mam Maya context. Samson, C. Mathews (2009) In James S. Bielo (ed.) The Social Life of Scriptures. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Biblicism. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, pp. 44-79.

Studies the translation of the New Testament & use of languages among Maya people, especially Presbyterians, in Guatemala.

Based on interviews with 3 denominations' clergy in the northeast U.S.A.; denominational literature narrowed the range of response categories in the congregations--e.g., modes of disagreement rather than departures.

Associated Search Terms: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Homosexuality; United Methodist; Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

When the Final Bell Tolls: Patterns of Church Closing in Two Protestant Denominations. Dougherty, Kevin D. (2008) Review of Religious Research 50:1: 49-73.

Examines factors related to survival of congregations, based on Presbyterian & Nazarene data.

Associated Search Terms: Parish; United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; Organization; Nazarene, U.S.A.

Children as Religious Resources: The Role of Children in the Social Re-formation of Class, Culture, and Religious Identity. Gallagher, Sally K. (2007) Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 46:2: 169-183.

Revised edition of The Churching of America, 1776-1992. Received the 1993 Distinguished Book Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Korean translation published by Seorosarang Publishing, 2009.

Based on mid-1990s interviews & observation in a Presbyterian theology school; notes that conservative males obtain the better parish appointments while liberal women are socialized away from parish ministry.

Associated Search Terms: Gender; United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; Seminary; Seminarians

The Political Activity of Evangelical Clergy in the Election of 2000: A Case Study of Five Denominations.Guth, James L., Linda Beail, Greg Crow, Beverly Gaddy, Steve Montreal, Brent Nelsen, James Penning, and Jeff Walz (2003) Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 42:4: 501-514.

Analyzes 2001 questionnaire data from mainline Protestant clergy. Denominations differ in adherence to the social gospel & the moral reform movement. Differences in political party also occurred among & within denominations.

Associated Search Terms: Politics, U.S.A.; Disciples of Christ; United Methodist; Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; Reformed Church in America; American Baptist; Clergy; Protestant, U.S.A.

The Right Faith at the Right Time? Determinants of Protestant Mission Success in the 19th-Century Brazilian Religious Market.Cavalcani, H.B. (2002) Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 41:3: 423-438.

The Effects of Church-Based Emotional Support on Health: Do They Vary by Gender?Krause, Neal, Christopher G. Ellison, and Jack P. Marcum (2002) Sociology of Religion 63:1: 21-47.

Analyzes 1996-99 panel survey data from U.S. Presbyterian clergy, elders, & members. Women received more social support from the church; church based social support correlated with self-reported health among men.

Introduction.Wuthnow, Robert, and John H. Evans (2002) In Robert Wuthnow and John H. Evans (ed.), The Quiet Hand of God. Faith-Based Activism and the Public Role of Mainline Protestantism. Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1-24.

Overview of American mainline Protestantism.

Associated Search Terms: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; United Church of Christ; American Baptist; Episcopal; Membership; Belief; United Methodist, U.S.A.; Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Vital Conflicts. The Mainline Denominations Debate Homosexuality.Cadge, Wendy (2002) In Robert Wuthnow and John H. Evans (ed.), The Quiet Hand of God. Faith-Based Activism and the Public Role of Mainline Protestantism. Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 265-286.

Follows debates about homosexuality in 6 American Protestant churches.

Associated Search Terms: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Protestant, U.S.A.; American Baptist; United Methodist; Homosexuality; United Church of Christ; Episcopal; Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

The Ethnic Roles of Korean Immigrant Churches in the United States.Kim, Kwang Chung, and Shin Kim (2001) In Ho-Youn Kwon, Kwang Chung Kim, and R. Stephen Warner (eds.), Korean Americans and their Religions: Pilgrims and Missionaries from a Different Shore. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, pp. 71-94.

People tend to use positive religious coping responses (seeking meaning, strength, & adjustment from God) when they receive spiritual support from fellow church members. Analyzes 1996-99 survey data from Presbyterians.

Associated Search Terms: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; Social support; Coping

Relationships among Giving, Church Attendance, and Religious Belief: The Case of the Presbyterian Church (USA).Lunn, John, Robin Klay, and Andrea Douglass (2001) Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 40:4: 765-775.

Analyzes 1996 denomination member survey data; conservative Presbyterians contributed more generally & to the local church while liberals gave more to secular charities.

Analyzes survey data from clergy, elder, & member samples of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.; conservatism predicted lower concern for the environment, while a belief in the sanctification of nature predicted higher concern.

Religious Coping among the Religious: The Relationships between Religious Coping and Well-being in a National Sample of Presbyterian Clergy, Elders, and Members.Pargament, Kenneth I., Nalini Tarakeshwar, Christopher G. Ellison, and Keith M. Wulff (2001) Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 40:3: 497-513.